I’m done with the quilt back! It’s quite a bit simpler than the quilt top, but because this quilt is so large, I didn’t have the luxury of just using a single piece of fabric (as can be done with baby quilts). Those two wide swaths at the top are each 36″ tall and almost […]
Bedroom details: Pillow + foot stool
I’m not a fan of a thousand throw pillows on my bed; one is enough. I made this pillow with a couple of fabric sample swatches I had been hoarding for just this purpose. It’s a simple square cover with an invisible zipper on the bottom. I made it to fit a down pillow insert […]
Twin quilt progress report: Assembling the quilt top
I’m making good progress on the twin-size quilt I’m making for Elise. The quilt top is complete! I’m trying to keep close track of the time I’m spending on it. (You know, just for fun.) It’s easy to say quilting is time consuming, and it is, but I wouldn’t want that statement alone to be […]
Twin quilt progress report: Planning and cutting
I finally started on the twin size quilt I’m making for Elise. I’m still very much a beginner, but I thought it might be fun to document the progress here, breaking it all down for anyone interested in the quilt-making process. It took me a long time to figure out what sort of design I […]
How to: Grosgrain ribbon belt
Do you know what’s hard to find? A belt for a toddler girl. Next to impossible. And then when you finally do find one, it’s kind of ugly. I know that seems strange for an almost three-year-old to need a belt, but her jeans were forever falling down, even with those adjustable waist straps inside. […]
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